1930 Colombian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 9 February 1930. ^[1] The result was a victory for Enrique Olaya Herrera of the Liberal Party, who received 44.9% of the vote. ^[2] He took office on 7 August. ^[3]

It was the first time since direct presidential elections were introduced in 1914 that a Conservative Party candidate had not won. ^[4] The Conservative Party was divided, splitting its vote between two conservative candidates. ^[5]

Enrique Olaya Herrera campaigned on Colombian industrialization, improvements in public education, improvements in public health. ^[5]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Enrique Olaya Herrera	Colombian Liberal Party	369,934	44.91
	Guillermo Valencia	Colombian Conservative Party	240,360	29.18
	Alfredo Vásquez Cobo	Colombian Conservative Party	213,470	25.91
Total			823,764	100.00
Valid votes			823,764	99.92
Invalid/blank votes			660	0.08
Total votes			824,424	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			987,504	83.49
Source: Historia Electoral Colombiana [6]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p305 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p350
3. Nohlen, p358
4. Nohlen, pp349–350
5. Abel, Christopher; Marco, Palacio (1991), Bethell, Leslie (ed.), "Columbia, 1930–58" , The Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume 8: Latin America since 1930: Spanish South America, vol. 8, Cambridge University Press, pp. 585–628, doi:10.1017/chol9780521266529.011, ISBN   978-0-521-26652-9
6. Historia Electoral Colombiana, p154